qiào

casing, shell, husk, hull, skin

DEFINITIONS

殼 qiào
  • shell
  • carapace
  • crust (earth's crust etc)
  • also pr. [ke2]

WORDS

蝸牛 wú ké wō niú fig. people who cannot afford to buy their own house
玳瑁 dài mào ké tortoise shell
jiǎ qiào carapace; crust; outer shell; also pr. [jia3 ke2]
動物 jiǎ qiào dòng wù crustacean
素 jiǎ qiào sù chitin
蟲 jiǎ qiào chóng the Beatles (1960s UK pop group); beetle
蟲類 jiǎ ké chóng lèi coleoptera
類 jiǎ qiào lèi crustacean
pí qiào carapace; hard outer shell; also pr. [pi2 ke2]
yìng ké crust; hard shell
果 yìng ké guǒ nut; fruit with hard shell
dào ké rice husk
gǔ ké husk of grain; grain and chaff
jié ké crust; crusting; incrustation
ěr ké outer ear; auricle; pinna
tuō ké to break out of an eggshell; to molt; to remove the husk; to shell
nǎo ké skull; (fig.) brain (mental capacity)
bàng ké clamshell
dàn ké eggshell
tuì ké to exuviate; to molt
tuì qiào see 蛻殼|蜕壳[tui4 ke2]
bèi ké shell; conch; cowry; mother of pearl; hard outer skin; also pr. [bei4 qiao4]
兒 bèi ké r erhua variant of 貝殼|贝壳[bei4 ke2]
qū qiào the body (housing the soul)
金屬外 jīn shǔ wài ké metal cover